Back to the 1980s: Transmigrated as the Bigshot's Pampered Wife-Chapter 85: Mock Exam

Su Shuochi listened to his wife’s tireless reminders, and his heart bubbled with sweetness.

"Jiaojiao, I’ve taken all your reminders to heart. You’re my lucky star. I’ll be fine."

"We’re each other’s lucky stars. You be careful. I’m going to class now."

Gu Jiaojiao thought, ’Worst case, after one class, I’ll find a chance to duck into the bathroom and enter the space to check on him.’

’Each other’s lucky stars?’ Su Shuochi’s eyes sparkled, a warmth lingering in them that wouldn’t fade.

He watched his wife leave the space, then stared dazedly as she walked cheerfully toward the school gate.

Gu Jiaojiao headed for the school gate alone, relying on her memory. But once she was inside, she was dumbfounded—she couldn’t remember where her classroom was.

"Cousin! Cousin Jiaojiao! I called your name a few times, why didn’t you answer?" Dong Qiming ran up to her, drenched in sweat.

"How was I supposed to know you were calling me?" Gu Jiaojiao searched her memories. ’This is the male classmate who had a secret crush on the original owner of this body.’

’What luck, running into a classmate.’ "Why are you calling me Cousin?"

"You’re my eldest aunt’s daughter. Even though you’re only two months older than me, I still have to call you Cousin."

Dong Qiming said with a naive grin. ’Actually, I’d much rather call her ’younger cousin.’ If only I were older than her, even by just two days.’

"Who’s your eldest aunt?" Gu Jiaojiao genuinely didn’t even know this classmate’s name.

"It’s your mom! Sigh, it’s all our step-grandmother’s fault for being so heartless and cruel. She didn’t let my aunt’s family stay with the Dong Family."

"Cousin, don’t blame yourself. My grandfather and older brother were gravely ill. Your step-grandmother was probably afraid they would die at your house. She was just looking out for you all."

"Jiaojiao, I always knew you were a kind and magnanimous person. All those people who said you were unreasonable were just spouting bullshit."

Dong Qiming saw that not only was Gu Jiaojiao so understanding, but she was also as beautiful and enchanting as ever.

Gu Jiaojiao: ...

’The original owner of this body had indeed been unreasonable once, but she paid the price for it. Now that she’s gone, I, who inherited her body, have an obligation to clear her name.’

"That’s right. You’re a good judge of character, Cousin. I’ve always been this kind of person. Those people who spread rumors just have malicious intentions."

"Exactly! My cousin is just too magnanimous to bother with them." Dong Qiming inwardly swore to protect Gu Jiaojiao from now on.

’It wasn’t that Gu Jiaojiao was magnanimous; it was that the Gu Family’s old master and her older brother were truly on the verge of death.’

’With the Dong Family being so large, even her own mother would have hesitated to take them in.’

’The only reason the Su family didn’t mind was because she was capable—and that wasn’t her bragging.’

’If the Su family hadn’t met her, they’d still be in deep water themselves. How would they have had the ability to take in the Gu Family?’

’Besides, every family’s life is a complete mess. The only reason the Su family was doing well... ’

’...was entirely due to her own abilities. It wasn’t because Su Shuochi was some peerless, perfect man.’

"Hehe~ Cousin, if anyone says bad things about you in the future, I’ll go beat them up."

"Okay, thanks, Cousin." Gu Jiaojiao walked shoulder to shoulder with Dong Qiming, talking and laughing all the way.

The male students they encountered would come over to greet them, while the female students would just sneer.

The third-year high school curriculum had already been finished in the first half of the semester. Recently, the students had just been taking mock exams.

So, Gu Jiaojiao taking time off didn’t have much of an impact. The first period was morning self-study.

The original Gu Jiaojiao’s grades weren’t particularly outstanding, but she was beautiful and came from a good family.

She was also usually very well-behaved, so her homeroom teacher and the male students were especially fond of her.

Even when Sheng Yueyue’s presence caused her personality to become twisted and unrecognizable, her homeroom teacher and a small group of male students still didn’t dislike her.

But the female students who were already jealous of her began to openly despise and ostracize her.

Sheng Yueyue was in the same class and had managed to win over a portion of the male students, who also began to secretly dislike her.

Their homeroom teacher was a strict old man. With his protection, the original owner of the body still had a decent time in class.

After morning self-study, the homeroom teacher, who taught Language Arts, came in with a stack of test papers.

Because she had been absent for a while, the teacher had been worried she wouldn’t be able to keep up.

"Gu Jiaojiao, just write down what you know. If there’s anything you don’t understand, come find me after class."

"Okay, Teacher." Gu Jiaojiao took the paper and began to work on the questions seriously. ’Luckily, I know all of this.’

Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Turning around, she saw a familiar face and froze. "Zhang... Zhang Mingyu?"

Zhang Mingyu nodded and asked with a smile, "Sheng— Gu Jiaojiao, you haven’t been to class in a long time. Want to copy mine?"

He was wearing a white shirt today, his hair neatly parted in the middle. His skin was on the tanner side, but his features were quite handsome.

Gu Jiaojiao shook her head with a smile. "Thank you for the offer, Zhang, but I don’t need to copy."

Zhang Mingyu smiled. "Alright, then. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me."

He usually took special care of Jiaojiao. In the past, Gu Jiaojiao had copied from him on every exam.

This was because his older brother, Zhang Weishan, was good friends with Gu Jiaojiao’s older brother and always used to say he would marry Jiaojiao when she grew up.

Zhang Mingyu had been smart since he was a child and started his schooling two years earlier than others, so he was one to two years younger than his classmates.

He was two years younger than Gu Jiaojiao, sixteen this year, and the top student in their grade. He had always thought of Gu Jiaojiao as his future sister-in-law.

’Unfortunately, she’s already married to someone else. Just last night, my older brother was sighing about how much Gu Jiaojiao has changed.’

Gu Jiaojiao glanced at the test paper on his desk. It was already finished. His handwriting was neat and elegant—clearly the work of a top student.

She had a good impression of top students; they were her kind of people. "Zhang Mingyu, which university are you planning to apply to?"

"I want to get into the Technology University and major in architecture. What about you?" Zhang Mingyu was surprised that Gu Jiaojiao had become so much more mature after getting married.

Gu Jiaojiao was surprised. "You have such a clear goal, and your grades are always excellent. You’ll definitely get in."

Zhang Mingyu gave a self-assured laugh. "Of course. Have you thought about which university you want to apply to?"

"I want to apply to... a medical university." Gu Jiaojiao had originally wanted to say she was aiming for the Imperial Capital Medical University.

But Su Shuochi had repeatedly warned her that since her previous grades were only so-so, she shouldn’t be too conspicuous right after returning to school.

"You want to study medicine? I hear it’s really tough," Zhang Mingyu said in disbelief.

"It’s a little tough, sure, but after you graduate, you can help people. A little hardship is worth it."

’Could it be that her husband is disabled, and she wants to study medicine to treat him?’

’Why didn’t a great girl like this marry my brother!’

"If you don’t copy my answers this time, what score do you think you’ll get?" Zhang Mingyu asked in a low voice.

"A 90 should be no problem," Gu Jiaojiao said confidently.

Zhang Mingyu was so shocked his jaw almost hit the floor. ’Is this still the same pampered Gu Jiaojiao who would burst into tears at the drop of a hat?’

The homeroom teacher thought Gu Jiaojiao didn’t know the answers and was asking Zhang Mingyu if she could copy. He turned a blind eye, pretending not to see.

’Girls are sensitive about their pride,’ he thought. ’She’d be embarrassed by a low score.’

The surrounding students saw that Gu Jiaojiao and Zhang Mingyu weren’t working on the test but were whispering to each other.

Some looked on with disdain, while others were worried for Gu Jiaojiao.